ECF
REGISTRATION AND CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC SERVICE
Beginning January
3, 2005, all cases filed and pending in the Eastern District of California
are
subject to electronic filing, service (ECF) and electronic case storage
procedures (CM). This
form shall be used to register for accounts on the Court's Electronic
Case File (ECF) system
which permits electronic filing.
By submitting this reset form, I understand:
1. Registration herein is for ECF use only in cases proceeding
in the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of California.
2. Each attorney who is a member of the Eastern District
bar must complete an Attorney
Registration Form. An attorney's password issued by the court combined
with the attorney's
identification (login), serves as and constitutes the attorneys signature.
Therefore, an
attorney/participant must protect and secure the password issued by
the court. If there is any
reason to suspect the password has been compromised in any way, such
as use of the
password by a person not authorized by an attorney to do so, or resignation
or reassignment of
the person with authority to use the password, it is the duty and responsibility
of the
attorney/participant to immediately notify the court. The court will
immediately delete the
password from the electronic filing system and issue a new password.
3. Unless an attorney expressly declines to consent (see
below), registration as a Filing
User constitutes: (1) consent to receive service electronically and
waiver of the right to receive
service by first class mail pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
5(b)(2)(D); (2) consent to
electronic service and waiver of the right to service by personal service
or first class mail
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2)(D). Note: Service
of Summons and
Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 are not encompassed
by
electronic service. Waiver of service and notice by first class
mail applies to notice of the entry
of an order or judgment. Service by electronic means is complete upon
transmission of the
Notice of Electronic Filing.
4. A user accesses court information via the court's Internet
site or through the Public
Access to Court Electronic Records ("PACER") Service Center. PACER
involves a separate,
free registration. Although the court manages the procedures
for electronic filing, all electronic
public access to case file documents occurs through PACER. A PACER login
is required, in
addition to, the password issued by the court. To register for PACER,
a user must complete the
online form or submit a registration form, available on the PACER website
(http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov).
5. By this registration, I understand that the specific procedures
which control electronic
filing can be found initially, as "CM/ECF Final Procedures," and
later in the Local Rules and
CM/ECF User's Manual, all of which can be accessed on the Court's website.
Please
periodically access these Procedures, Rules and Manual in order to understand
electronic filing
requirements, and any changes which may be later implemented. Serious
and/or sustained
failure to abide by those procedures may result in a termination of
electronic filing privileges
which are a prerequisite to Eastern District bar membership.
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